Genetic epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 465-473

  Harney, S ^a   Wordsworth, B P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human leukocyte antigens; Inflammation; Polygenic susceptibility; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TWINS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS;

EID: 0036985925     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0039.2002.600601.x     Document Type: Review

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